The conference from 28 October to 1 November in Jersey adopted recommendations on trustworthy international data traffic or Data Free Flow with Trust (DFFT).

The resolution on DFFT was initiated by the BfDI delegation and prepared together with the European Data Protection Supervisor.

The Federal Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information (BfDI), Prof. Dr. Louisa Specht-Riemenschneider, participated together with the German delegation in the assembly of international data protection supervisory authorities, the Global Privacy Assembly (GPA), in Jersey.

BfDI Prof. Dr. Specht-Riemenschneider explains: The rules for cross-border data traffic are important for international data protection. The GPA members have now defined the core data protection elements for DFFT. These recommendations create a good basis for a further convergence of legal frameworks and transfer instruments such as standard contractual clauses or certification for secure and trustworthy data transfers.

The resolution on DFFT was prepared jointly with the European Data Protection Supervisor.

In addition to cross-border data traffic, technological topics in particular were on the agenda of this year’s conference. Among other things, the BfDI took part in a panel discussion on data protection issues relating to so-called large language models as an artificial intelligence technology and presented the current work of the International Working Group on Data Protection in Technology (IWGDPT or “Berlin Group”), which she chairs. The GPA meets annually, and currently comprises of over 130 members from all over the world. This makes it the largest international association of data protection authorities. Throughout the year, the members of the Assembly discuss globally relevant data protection policy and data protection law issues in expert groups.

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